medical neglect

collocation in English

meaningsofmedicalandneglect

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medical
adjective
uk
/ˈmed.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˈmed.ɪ.kəl/
related to the treatment of illness ...
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neglect
noun[U]
uk
/nɪˈɡlekt/us
/nɪˈɡlekt/
a situation in which you do not give enough care or attention to someone or something, or the state of not receiving enough care ...
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(Definition ofmedicalandneglectfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmedical neglect

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Medical uncertainty, coupled with fear of being accused ofmedicalneglect, constantly haunts medical personnel.
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Those decisions on trade relations between the developing countries and the developed countries have left 13 million people in hunger and in a state ofmedicalneglect.
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The second would be to end the hunger, with 30 million people dying every year of hunger andmedicalneglect, 17 million of them children, as has been said.
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His parents supported his choice, and were subsequently accused by the state ofmedicalneglectof their child.
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Another 15 deaths were attributed to hunger strikes whilemedicalneglectwas given as the reason for 26 deaths.
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She died in early 1977 aftermedicalneglectwhile still in prison.
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These include cases ofmedicalneglectand forced sterilization.
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These exemptions also have discouraged reporting and investigation of religion-basedmedicalneglect of children and spawned many outbreaks of vaccine-preventable disease.
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His parents were charged withmedicalneglectas a result of this decision.
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A detailed study in 1998 found 140 instances of deaths of children due to religion-basedmedicalneglect.
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